Machine for inserting combing needles in books



Jan. 6, 1925. 1,521,997

J. P. CORREIA MACHINE FOR INSERTING COMBING NEEDLES IN BOOKS Filed Sept.26 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 :El Iza- :L 55 9.9

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@SQP 70779121 ATTORNEYl Jan, 6, 1925.

J. P. CORREIA MACHINE FOR INSERTING COMBING NEEDLES'N BOOKS Filed Sept;26, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 mfw l Jan, 6, 1925.

J. P. coRRE| A INSERTING COMBIMG NEEDLES IN BOOKS MACHINE FOR FiledSept. 26 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

Jaef Erre z'll TORNEY Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

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Joss P. connais, or NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHINE FOR INSERTING COMBING 1\T'E]:"1DIE|Sv IN BOOKS.

Application filed September 26, 1922. Serial No. 590,683.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it' known that I, Josu P. Conunnx, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol andState of Massachusetts, yhave invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines for Inserting Combing Needles in Books, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and f useful improvements inmachines for inserting combing needles in books, and has for its objectto provide a machine that will successfully insert fiber combing needlesvin books, such needles when assembled-therein or headless pin, theneedles -ofa comb bar Ybeing' used to parallel the fibers of `cotton orother staple, and the needles will be'spaced so that from twenty toeighty-four will occupy a space, when placed side by side, equal to oneinch. The term book7 is applied to a clamp the inner face of one of thejaws carrying a serrated spacing strip and a stop bar which controls thedepth that the needles will enter the serrations in the spacing strip,the complemental jaw receiving'a clamping strip, usually ofwood, forholding the needles in place between vthe spacing strip and the clampingstrip when the jaws are in clamping position. In practice the length ofa book is about fourteen inches.

A machine made to accord with my invention operates to insert a row ofneedles in a book, where they are held until attached to a met-al stripto form a .comb for, half laps and top combs of combing machines.

A machine in which is embodied my invention comprises a partiallycovered needle receptacle having means for associating therewith a book,such needle receptacle having a partial cover which forms a 'pocket forthe needles, the receptacle being adapted to be maintained in an uprightposition when attaching` and removing a book therefrom.

My invention also consists of a receptacle having means for attachingthe same to a book in such position that the surface of the receptacleupon which the Vneedles are placed will be in line with the spacingstrip of thebook, the dales of the serrations being in line with theplane surface of the receptacle and so held-that upon appropriatehorizontal reciprocation of the receptacle and book the pointed ends ofneedles will enter recesses formed between the spacing strip and aclamping strip of the book.

M-y invention also consists of a supporting frame for' a horizontallymaintained reciprocatory carriage that is provided with a plurality ofsupports for receptacles for needles and books` which are adapted to beremovably attached to the carriage, whereby aV number of books may befilled simultaneously.

` My invention further consists Vin a machine which comprises asupporting frame, a reciprocatory carriage ymounted on the frame, thecarriage beingof appropriate constructiony and provided wit-li means formaintaining in non-movable engagement therewith a plurality ofindividually connected needlel receptacles to provide means forsimulta-neonslyv filling several books -with comb needles.

My invention further consists ,in a machineV for inserting combingneedles inbooks of a needle receptacle having a surface ofaluminum, suchreceptacle in use being maintained in a horizontal positionl andreciprocated to effect the placing of comb-needles in a book attached tosuch receptacle.

My invention further consists in a machine for inserting combing needlesin. books in which the needle receptacle is made of aluminum or.eopiival'ent.material,v the saine hav-4 ing a plane surface upon whichthejneedles move when the receptacleV isA reciprocated, suoli receptaclehavin 0' `a cover which overlies a major portion of the receptacle, thebook and receptacle being appropriately connected with a rcciprocatorysupport, whereby the needles are caused to travel upon the plane`surface of the receptacle longitudinally in a direction toward and intothe book, said needles moving in a direction toward and away from thebook with theirv points in the direction of their line of travel.

My invention further consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts of a inachine for mechanically assembling combing needles inbooks, as hereinafter described, with such changes or modification ofstructure as may be the equivalent ofv the-means illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, which show a preferred embodiment of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of book and needlereceptacle, showing` such parts connected as for use, portions of thebook and of the receptacle being in section. Fig. 2, is alsidewelevation of the parts shown by Fig. 1. Fig.

3, is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. l, is aperspective view of one of the corner pieces of the needle receptacle,showing the saine detached. Fig. 5, is a plan view of the needlereceptacle. F ig. 6, is a perspective sectional view of a portion of oneof the books. Fig. 7, is a plan view of the entire machine. Fig. 8, is avertical section taken on the` line S-Sof' Fig. 7. Fig. 9, is an endelevation. F 10, is a vertical section. taken on the line 10-10 of Fig.7, and Fig. 11, is a verticalsectioii taken on the line 11-1l of Fig. 7

Referring to the drawings, a supporting frame consisting of side piecesare connected by transverse bars, the sides having longitudinally andhorizontally extending recesses or equivalent means for maintaining areciprocate-ry carriage, and the side pieces of the frame has bearingsfor a crankshaft,

12, which shaft is provided with a drive and an idle pulleys, ycranks orcams onthe shaft being engaged by pitmen rods v13, which also engagewrist pins 14, attached to a reciprocatory carriage 15.V rlhe carriager,may have laterally projecting ledges or strips 16, for engagementrecesses or projecting strips of the frame. rlhe construction of theparts being such that the carriage will be maintained and reciprocatedin a horizontal plane byrelatively short and quick.

reciprocations. The desired movement of the carriage may be obtained byother means, for instance by cams, springs and impacting means, or otherappropriate iiistrumentalities.

The carriage 15, has on the inner faces of its sides ledges orprojecting. strips .that

serve as supports 17, for connectedreceptacles and books, the supports17 havingat.

o-iie end inward and vertically. extending portions which serve as stopsfor associated books and receptacles. The ledges or sup,- ports do notextend the entire length ofthe carriage, they being located adjacent tothe the spaces, for the receptacles and books are filled. The sidepieces of the carriage ai'e appropriately connected, as by transversebars 18, which are spaced so as not to interfere with the insertion ofthe books and receptacles between the supports and upon the ledges. Eachof the vertical sections of the carriage have cross-bars 19, attachedthereto, the cross-bars having centrally located openings for 'thepassage therethrough of bolts 20, the bolts having at one endhorizontally elongated loops 21, and at the other ends threaded portionswith which engage winged nuts. The loops of the bolts 2O are adapted tohave inserted therethrough vertical locking bars 22, which are alsopassed through spaces adjacent to the pintles of the books and byengagement with said pintles hold the books and needle receptacles inrigid engagement with the carriage to reciprocate horizontallytherewith.

The receptacles 23 in which the needles are placed are made of aluminum,the plane surface thereof upon which a quantity of the needles areplaced being perfectly smooth and initially polished, the bookattaching` end of the receptacles have rigidly attached thereto cornerpierces 24E, made of harder metal than aluminum, the corner pieces haveinward projecting lugs 25, formed integral with the vertical portion,the lugs being spaced to receive between them the leaves or jaws ofarbook, said lugs having threaded aperturesfor set screws 26 and 27, theupper set screws26 having milled heads and the lower set screws carryjainb nuts. The end of the lower set screw 27 in use engages theunderside of the lower leaf of a book, to set ak spacing bar carried bysaid leaf in proper alinement with the plane surface of thereceptalcle'inwhich the needles are placed, and the set screw 26 is foradjusting the upper leaf o-f the book so that a'strip carried therebymay be properly adjusted to the gage or diameter of the needles. The setscrew 27 is practically a permanent adjustnient for the lower leaf ofthe book, such leaf carrying the usual serrated gage strip, the setscrew 27 being` adjusted to position the dales of the serrations in thespacing strip in line with the flat surface of the receptacles for theneedles, and the set screw 26 determines the position of a clampingstrip usually of wood carried by the other leafof the book. The leavesof the book are moved away from one another by springs, and -areprovided with clamping screws for drawing the jaws together, forinstance after a book has been filled to hold the needles in place untilthey have been soldered to a strip of metal, to form a comb.

'A partial cover V29 of glass, or other transparent materiahis providedfor each of the needle receptacles 23,`the same being secured in agroove 28, the partial cover providing a pocket for needles when thereceptacle is stood upon 'its end with the attached book uppermost,being placed in such position for attaching and adjusting a book, andthe partial cover also provides protection against dust and when thereceptacle 1s attached to the carriage and reciprocated protectionagainst atmospheric influences.

The receptacle 23 is provided on opposite sides with bosses 3l, theouter ends thereof being reduced to form shoulders and studs, clampingbars or members 30 being held in swinging engagement with the studs byscrews, as shown. The clamping bars 30, have inward extending endportions with threaded apertures for winged set screws 32 the ends ofsuch screws being tapered to enter countersunk recesses 33, formed inthe end butts of the hinge of the book. hen a book is placed in positionwith its leaves between the lugs 25, the screws 32 will hold the book inplace and connected to the needle receptacle. The clamping bars areformed with ribs which project to bear against the inner faces of therecesses andA the inward extending portions thereof, as shown by Fig. 7of the drawings.`

Fig. 6, of the drawings, detail of a portion of a book, the'leaves orjaws 34 and 85 being connected by a pintlebar 36, the jaw 34 havingattached thereto a serrated or grooved gage strip 37, with a projectingportion against which thepoints of the needles will abut. The oppositejaw 35, which is the upper jaw of the book in use, may have a recess toreceive a strip of wood 39, one face overlying the serrated strip 37,the strip 39 projects beyond the inner face of the jaw by which it iscarried to frictionally engage with the needles to press them againstthe serrated gage strip land thus hold them in place when the thumbscrews 40 are turned to move the jaw against the action of springs whichtend to separate the jaws of the book. lVhenthe jaws of the books areadjusted the distance between the strips 39 and the strips 37 will beless than thediameter of the butts of the needles so that the needlescan only enter the serrations point first.

When the length of a comb is less than the width of a book I useeitherone or two filling pieces 4l, such filling pieces being placed in thereceptacle to rest upon the plane surface thereof, and to be partiallyoverlaid by the cover plate, the ends of the shows an enlargedv serratedgage filling piece abutting against the book and the opposite wall ofthe receptacle, an edge of the strip bearing against the inner side wallof the receptacle in which the needles are placed.

The construction of the parts may be modified, and any appropriate meansmay be used to give proper reciprocatory movement to the carriage, thecarriage showing two vertical banks of spaces and supports for connectedbooks and needle receptacles, so that a plurality of books may be lledsimultaneously. As the receptacles or trays are partially covered therewill be but little waste or loss of theneedles, and in use such fillersthat are not filled may remain on the carriage, many other advantagesincident to the construction illustratedwillbe obvious to those skilledin the art of making combs for combing machines. v

The needles for half laps and top combs of combing machines used toparallel the slivers of the staples are o f steel and have a highpolish, the butt ends are cylindrical and taper somewhat convexedly tothe point, thus the needles lie on a plane surface with their pointsslightlyraised, the butts overbalancing the points, andthe straight ends'of the butts oer a greater resistance to the air than the points. Ifthe surface upon which the needles rest inclined toward the book thetendency would be to gravitate toward the comb with the butt endstowards the same, and mass in front of the book.

I have also noted that the needles tend to y,form a mass and cohere whenthe surface upon the smooth, greasy aluminum surface,V

the step by step movement or travel of the needles may be caused by airoperating withA greater effective pressure against the flat or butt endsof the needles than the pointed ends. In practice a quantity oftheneedles which reach the opposite end of the receptacle from the book, bycontact with the wall of the receptacle mass there and many of them turnand then travel in an opposite direction toward the book, so that thepointed ends will enter the serrations in the gage plate or strip. Incase a book is not fully filled, the filling may be completed by hand atthe soldering table.

I claim, Y

1. A machine for placing comb-points lbetween the jaws of a book,comprising a re.-

'Milceptacle for comb-points having a plane surface and an open end, abook removablyattached to the open end of the receptacle, the receptaclebeing maintained in a true horizontal position as to its plane surfaceand means for reciprocating the receptacle and comb-points placed uponits plane horizontal surface; operating to effect travel of thevcomb-points in the'direction of the reciprocations of the receptaclewith their points forward in the direction of their travel, wherebypointed ends of the comb-points will enter between the jaws of a, bookattached to the receptacle.

2. In a book fillingmachine, a horizontally maintained and reciprocatoryneedle receptacle having an open end, corner pieces with inwardextending lugs, clamping bars attached to the receptacle, adjustablemeans carried by the clamping bars to engage with a book to hold thesame when placed between thek lugs in removable engagement with thereceptacle. v

3. In a book filling machine, an :ope ended and horizontally maintainedreceptacle for needles, a partial cover which terminates beyond the openend of the receptacle, means attached to the receptacle for connecting abook to its open end, and means for attaching the connected book andreceptacle to a horizontally Vreciprocatory carriage.

4. In a book filling machine, the combination with a supporting frameand a horizontally reciprocatory tray carrier maintained in slidingengagement with the frame, of a tray having a plane smooth surface,upstanding sides and one upstanding end wall, of a book detachablysecured to the tray and means for reciprocating horizontally thecarriage and the tray carried thereby; whereby a quantity of comb-pointsplaced in the tray will individuallyA be caused to travel in thedirection of the reciprocations with their pointed ends positioned inthe direction of their travel.

5. A book filling machine comprising a horizontally maintained needlereceptacle having a surface of aluminum upon which comb needles areplaced, means for reciprocating the needle receptacle to effect travelof the comb needles with their points positioned in the same directionas the direction of the reciprocations of the needle receptacle.

6. A machine for inserting comb-points between the jaws of a book,comprising-a receptacle for a quantity of ferrous combpoints saidreceptacle being non-magnetic as to static electricity, meansformaintaining the receptacle in a true horizontal position as toitssurface'which maintains the combpoints, means for reciprocating thereceptacle longitudinally, a book associated with an open end of thereceptacle to receive the pointed ends of the comb-points, the hori-Zontal reciprocatory movement of the recep-.

tacle causing the comb-points to individually travel u'pon thehorizontalsurface of .thereceptacleduring its reciprocations with their pointsforward inthe direction of the reciprocations.

7. A machine for placing comb needles in books, comprising ahorizontally maintained needle receptacle, abook removably attached tothe receptacle, a partial cover for the receptacle which terminatesbeyond the open end of the receptacle to which the book is attached,means for maintainingand means for reciprocating the receptacle, thereciprocations and horizontal maintenance of the receptaclel effecting.travel of the needles with their points forward in the direction of thereciprocations and vwhen arrested by the closed end of the receptacle achange in the direction of the travel of the needles.

8. A machine for inserting the pointed ends of comb-needles between thejaws of a book, comprising a tiL f for comb-needles having an .open endanc a closed end upon which the tray may be stood and maintained in anupright position, a book with. separable jaws, means for detachablyconnecting the book to the open end of the tray, and a transparentpartial cover for the tray which extends from one end thereof andterminates beyond the end to which the book is attached.

9. A machine for entering the points of comb-needles between the jaws ofbooks comprising a plurality of horizontally maintained trays. for aquantity of comb-needles, a main supporting frame, a pair of side framesmaintained in reciprocal engagement with the main supporting frame,means for connecting a plurality of trays so that they will bemaintained'to move with and 'to be in removable engagement with thesideframes, books associated with the trays,

and means for reciprocating the side frames whichV carry trays andbooksk maintained thereby. Y

l0. A machinefor entering the points of metallic comb-needles betweenthe jaws of a book, comprising atrayL of non-magnetic material having aplanesurface, a partial cover of` transparent material associated withthe tray andmaintained above its plane surface, a book maintained inengagement with one end ofthe tray, means' for maintaining the ytray-sothat its plane surface will be in true horizontal position, and meansfor imparting a reciprocatory movement toi the tray; whereby,comb-needles placed in the -tray will move point forward upon'thesurface ofthe tray in the direction of the reciprocations impartedthereto.

ll. A machine forplacing theA pointed ends of comb-needles between thejaws of a book, comprising in combination a supporting frame, a tray ofnon-magnetic material having a plane surface and upstanding marlill)gine on three sides of the tray, a partial the structure and actuationthereof effectcover for the tray, a book, means for assoing travel offerrous metallic comb-needles cating the hook with the open end of theplaced upon the tray in the direction of the 10 tray, means formaintaining the tray in reciprocations and mainly With the points 5horizontal reciprocatory engagement With positioned in the direction oftheir travel.

the supporting rarne, the reciprocatons of the tray being longitudinaland horizontal; JOSE P. CORREIA.

